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The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine

Ukraine95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukraine"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukraine" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169343Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine”. PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (180 for, 436 against, 30 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

180

Against

436

Abstain

Margin of victory

256 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 16Against 148Abstain 4Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 108Abstain 2Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 12Against 63Abstain 2Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE77 MEPs

For 57Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 13Against 35Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 13Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Czech Republic9
Portugal8
Greece7
Luxembourg3

Most against

Germany64
Italy49
Poland42
Spain39
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece
Luxembourg
Malta
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 49Against 26Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 64Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 6Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 49Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 39Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

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